the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
partly open; in half bloom
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
genuine article; real thing; real deal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
such; like that; that sort of; very
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
without; but if; otherwise; or else